Foreign Language Academy
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–8 · 594 students
Academie Lafayette Cherry Elem
3421 Cherry St, Kansas City, MO 64109
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
492
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Academie Lafayette
Jackson County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Missouri elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Academie Lafayette Cherry Elem
Academie Lafayette Cherry Elem is a charter elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Academie Lafayette. The school is located in a large city in Jackson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 492 students were enrolled, with about 15.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Saint Louis University. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 492 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.1 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Saint Louis University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Academie Lafayette
- County
- Jackson County
- NCES school ID
- 290001703259
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.